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The Top 5 Highest Mountains in the World
| Mountain | Height | Location (range) |
First Ascenders (date) |
Nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everest | 8,850 m (29,035 ft) |
Nepal/China (Himalayas) |
E. Hillary/ T. Norgay (May 29th, 1953) |
New Zealander/ Nepalese |
| 2 | K2 | 8,607 m (28,238 ft) |
Pakistan/China (Karakoram) |
A. Compagnoni/ L. Lacedelli (July 31, 1954) |
Italian |
| 3 | Kanchenjunga | 8,598 m (28,208 ft) |
Nepal/India (Himalayas) |
G. Band/ J. Brown (May 25th,1955) |
British |
| 4 | Lhotse I | 8,511 m (27,923 ft) |
Nepal/China (Himalayas) |
F. Luchsinger/ E. Reiss (May 18th, 1956) |
Swiss |
| 5 | Makalu I | 8,481 m (27,842 ft) |
Nepal/China (Himalayas) |
J. Couzy/ L Terray (May 15th 1955) |
French |
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Mountains, Top 5 Highest
Sources: Top 5 of Anything research 2015.
List Notes: Data is top 5 highest mountains in the world. For the purposes of this list, first ascender means the first successful, documented attainment of the top of the mountain. Height is measured in metres and also listed in feet.
Sources: Top 5 of Anything research 2015.
List Notes: Data is top 5 highest mountains in the world. For the purposes of this list, first ascender means the first successful, documented attainment of the top of the mountain. Height is measured in metres and also listed in feet.
